Comments on: For CHRISSSSSSAKES (and for Halley’s, too)

By: Frank O'Mahony

Frank O'Mahony — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:06:28 +0000

..oh, and Irony.

By: Frank O'Mahony

Frank O'Mahony — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:05:18 +0000

BEWLEYS!
Bewleys Brack
Seapoint on a blustery day
The snot-green sea
David Norris, a national treasure
People who know Your People (a mixed blessing)
Dollymount strand
Waiting for the train after a match at Landsdowne Road
Martello Towers
The Queens in Dalkey
Doheny and Nesbitts
Sandymount on a Saturday morning
Women hobbling across Trinity College in high heels

By: Ger

Ger — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:26:23 +0000

Surfing Irish blogs this morning, I come across not one but two references to Nancy Blakes, a Limerick pub whose discreet charms are matched by monumental drawbacks, not the least of which is its jocky clientele.

To add to the torrent of clich�, Irishry on which to groove includes;

the constant change of mood lighting in the Hag’s Glen and the Black Valley as the sky descends to caress the moss and densly woven grasses covering the peaty soil of the Macgillicuddy Reeks,

Arts degrees at NUI colleges,

swimming in the gulf stream in October, (single digit dates only)

coffee shops, (no Starbucks yet, praise be unto Allah)

Dubarry shoe-bops,

sailing on Lough Derg,

megalithic tombs,

norman keeps,

the poetry of Yeats and the prose of Flann O’Brien,

whatever you’re having yourself.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:12:21 +0000

How about the Irish contribution to Human Rights in the world….from the lofty like Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002 to the individuals working in the grisly aftermath of the killing fields like your good friend Caitriona…

And the contribution of the Irish Armed Forces to UN Peacekeeping Missions.

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By: Sean Barry

Sean Barry — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:06:33 +0000

Glad to be Irish because of the culture of friendliness, knowing how to enjoy life, social values, and the pint of Guinness!

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:51:51 +0000

You forgot Flann! (sob)
And I’d feckin murder a full Irish breakfast right now (though I doubt if I’d keep it down for long…)

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:47:37 +0000

The best place in Ireland to celebrate St. Patricks day is from the window of your local pub with a pint of Guinness sheltered from the Irish weather.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:45:27 +0000

I’m glad to see that you mentioned some pubs in your list. Irish pubs akin to cheers (where every body knows your name), from frequent visits and the hospitality flows like the guinness. This is one of my reasons to be proud to be Irish.

By: mel morton

mel morton — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:39:29 +0000

I think the Irish identity is something that is great to have, especially when travelling. When I was just 14 years old I got to travel to America. I was so excited and the reception I got was amazing. When you�re Irish in America everyone else is too! People love to have a piece of the Irish identity whether they were born in Ireland or whether it was their great great-grandparents they consider themselves Irish! I am really proud of the fact that there are people half a world away, who want a piece of what I have, my Irish identity!

By: debbie

debbie — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:35:12 +0000

It’s important that people know you consider Irish pubs as being Irish. I think being Irish is all about going down to the pub and having the “craic” with your friends and being able to get up for work the next day. The next time you’re back in Ireland, you’ll discover the pubs have become non-smoking. I wonder if that will hurt the conversation that always seems to happen around the cigarettes.